The US State Department has stated changing the rules of participation in the annual lottery for getting an immigration visa.

In his statement at the 58-th session of the UN General Assembly in New York Azeri prime minister said the United Nations were not enough active in settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Richard G. Lugar joined the list of Senate supporters in cosponsoring a key trade bill that will allow Armenia to take full advantage of its membership to the World Trade Organization and also promote permanent normal trade relations with the United States.

The statement of the Turkish-Armenian Council for Business Development underscores that Turkey should discuss future relations with Armenia exactly now, when the issue of sending Turkish military to Iraq is intensively discussed.

In the words of prime minister Andranik Margarian, the tariff sizes are being counted at present to mitigate the social consequences of the expected rise in prices.

In the words of leader of Muslims of the Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazade, the main goal of the meeting is to discuss ways of settlement of conflicts in the Caucasian region.

Within the framework of the visit the minister will meet with the Armenian president and prime minister, as well as a number of top officials of the Armenian government and foreign ministry.

In New York Vardan Oskanian also met with US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton.

In her words, the statements arrogated to Karen Aristakesian by Turkish media that "one should forget all unpleasant events happened between Armenians and Turks in the past" are not true.

Within the framework of the recurrent session of the UN General Assembly in New York Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian met with head of the Iranian foreign ministry Kamal Kharrazi.